2 Market Overview
Forage seeds are serving as a healthier alternative over the conventional feed owing to high
vitamin and protein content. Furthermore, increasing awareness about livestock health and
inclination towards the natural animal feed has boosted the demand for forage seeds in the global
market. Additionally, economic benefits associated with these seeds cultivation such as,
prevention of soil erosion and improvement of soil quality has allowed farmers to switch to forage
cultivation
Increasing demand for food, beverage, and poultry industry is adding fuel to the growth of the
global forage seeds market. Additionally, forage seeds used in feed formulation have added
health benefits on livestock health associated with its consumption, which has uplifted the
demand for forage seeds in the feed & fodder industry over the assessment period. However,
unwillingness of farmers to pay for high quality seeds, time consuming cultivation, along with the
changing climatic and soil conditions is likely to hamper the market growth over the forecast
period. Nevertheless, all these factors are projected to contribute to the estimated CAGR of 9.3%
of forage seeds market during the forecast period 2017-2023.

3 Segments
Forage seeds market is segmented by crop type such as legumes, grasses, cereals and others.
Among all, legumes is dominating the market followed by grasses. Alfalfa, which is a herbaceous
legume contains nearly 15-22% crude protein and vitamins. Owing to high amount of protein and
vitamins it is primarily used for feeding livestock such as cattle, goats, sheep, and other animals.

On the basis of livestock, the forage seeds are segmented into cattle, swine, poultry, ruminant
and others. The cattle accounts for the highest consumption of the forage seeds. The foremost
reason for the growth of this segment is its use in cattle feed owing to increase in the milk quantity

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Forage Seeds Market Outlook and Global Foresight to2023
and improved immunity of the livestock. However, its consumption by swine is witnessing high
growth over the forecast period.

Regional Analysis:
The global forage seeds market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and
rest of the world (RoW). Europe is dominating the forage seeds market followed by North
America. In Europe, Germany and U.K are the major contributors of poultry products, which, in
turn, boost the market growth in this region. Furthermore, availability of large grazing land for
animals and cultivating land for fodder production is giving a push to the growth of the forage
seeds market.